By HALIMA TAKWAS MARYAM Ibrahim, a 32-year-old mother from Madagali, endured abduction, violence, and forced labour in Boko Haram’s Sambisa Forest before making a daring escape. Taken with 49 other women, Maryam was subjected to daily abuse, starvation, and forced to clean weapons for fighters. She survived on stolen food and endured psychological torment, losing […]
By AUGUSTUS ISICHEI NIGERIA’S table tennis star Taiwo Mati has been recalled to the national team as the Nigeria Table Tennis Federation (NTTF) unveiled a 10-player squad for the 2025 ITTF African Championships in Tunis. The continental showpiece, slated for 12 – 19 October, will double as the qualifier for the 2026 ITTF World Team […]
By FIDELUS ZWANSON THE Sea Empowerment and Research Centre (SEREC) has welcomed the suspension of the four per cent Fee on Board (FOB) levy on imports, saying it will help ease inflationary pressures and protect consumers from higher costs. In a statement on Thursday, SEREC’s Head of Research, Eugene Nweke, said the decision reflects government […]
By AUGUSTINA McSOLOMON-OGHAKPERUO BAYELSA State Governor, Douye Diri, has urged the European Union (EU) to reassess its interventions in the Niger Delta to ensure projects deliver more tangible benefits to local communities. Diri made the appeal on Thursday in Yenagoa during a visit by the EU Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Gautier Mignot. He acknowledged […]
By DIANA CHUKWUKA WITH less than two years to the 2027 general election, Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is grappling with a surge in requests from associations seeking recognition as political parties. Applications jumped from 110 in June to 171 by early September, reigniting debate over whether more parties deepen democracy or overwhelm the […]
THE Delta State House of Assembly (DTHA) has expressed strong displeasure over the failure of local government councils across the state to implement the Delta State Public Procurement Law, 2020. The concern was raised on Monday in Asaba during an interface between the Assembly’s Committee on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs and the leadership of […]
By NINI NDUONOFIT-AKOH STAKEHOLDERS in Nigeria’s business community have called for stronger collaboration between government and the private sector to ensure smooth implementation of the Nigeria Tax Reform Act 2025. Speaking at the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) Stakeholders’ Forum on Emerging Tax Matters, Dr. Ayodele Subair, Chairman of the Lagos State Internal […]
BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE RELIGION in Nigeria will always be a cog in the wheel of progress because this is the Trojan horse the colonizers left behind. It is the only thing that leads to arrested development of any intelligent discussion of finding solutions to what is holding Nigeria back. At the time the British […]
By SANI BATURE THE newly established North Central Development Commission (NCDC) has unveiled its priorities to drive sustainable development across the region. Managing Director Dr. Cyril Tsenyil, speaking at the commission’s maiden press briefing in Lafia on Wednesday, said the focus areas include infrastructure, agriculture, health, education, housing, water, power, and industrialisation across the six […]
By ESTHER McWILLIS-IKHIDE BORNO South Senator Ali Ndume has accused fuel importers of orchestrating a smear campaign against the Dangote Refinery, dismissing claims of monopoly in Nigeria’s oil market. In a statement on Wednesday, the APC senator said importers failed to build refineries despite multiple licences issued by past governments but are now “ganging up” […]